The best way that I can describe this blog is that it is as complex as I am. After all, I have many interests, many concerns and a few 'pet peeves'(otherwise known as issues that I am still dealing with) and a thing or two that just simply 'IGNITES' this Czech/German/Polish Temper.
This is where I testify that I am alive and part of the whole world and to save other people from repeating my mistakes and/or bad experiences.
Sandy Hook 12.14.12, never again. www.causes.com/neveragain

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Monday, December 10, 2012

In Honor of Human Rights Day

Dear Readers, Yes!It's Time to Ratify CEDAW!--which is why I am passing on this e-mail;

Today, December 10, is Human Rights Day. According to the U.N.'s
High Commissioner for Human Rights, this day is "an opportunity, every
year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and
advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone
everywhere." For GlobalSolutions.org,
we're using this opportunity to promote women's rights, specifically as
they are laid out in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Almost 20 years ago, then First Lady Hillary Clinton
spoke at the U.N.'s 4th World Conference on Women, saying, "Let it be
[established] that human rights are women's rights and women's rights
are human rights once and for all." CEDAW is a landmark international
agreement affirms the principles of fundamental human rights and
equality for women around the world. CEDAW is a practical blueprint for
each country to achieve progress for women and girls.Ratification of CEDAW would strengthen the United States as a global leader in standing up for women and girls.
To date, the United States is one of only seven countries that have not
yet ratified CEDAW. As the only developed nation who has yet to do so,
we're keeping company with nations like Somalia, Iran and Sudan.Thanks
to the record breaking number of women who will serve in the 113th
Congress, there is significant momentum for the United States to play a
leadership role on women's issues. Twenty female Senators will either
return to or take office in the Senate-a truly historic accomplishment.
Women's gains in the Senate reflects the American public's desire for
meaningful and lasting change-the desire for women's rights to be a top
priority. Sign
our petition telling the members of the U.S. Senate, male and female,
that we want them to make women's rights a key focus of the 113th
Congress by finally ratifying CEDAW. Sign this letter urging our Senators to continue breaking down barriers, not just for Americans, but for all women worldwide.

Your signature will be delivered personally on the first day of t

he
new Congressional session, so sign now and share with your friends and
family so we can send a strong message on the first day these Senators
are in office.
CEDAW aspires to protect women's human rights and promote
gender equality worldwide. Our record number of female Senators
demonstrates America's commitment to focus seriously on gender equality,
but this commitment will be undermined by the fact that we have yet to
ratify CEDAW. It's time to change that. It's time to ratify CEDAW!
Thanks for all that you do.

After exchanging vows at
five stations set up in City Hall, they walked outside and down
rain-slickened steps, greeted by cheers, confetti and a brass band
celebrating the first day same-sex couples could marry in Washington. READ MORE!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS, Indeed!!!
The United States Supreme Court is about to hear 2 cases that involve Gay Marriage/Equal Marriage--It is the Hope and Pray of this blogger that the Supreme Court Sides with Tolerance and Justice--It is a Human Right to be treated Equally, by having the same Rights as our fellow Humans.

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I am a Barbara L. DeFratis, I hope and pray to be a published novelist one day. I know that there is still much about computers that I am continuing to learn as I am also continuing to learn the Clarinet and to speak Spanish. This blog I hope is here to be read and to do much good in as many ways as possible, even though spelling was and still is one subject that I may never master--Thank God for Spellcheck.